Captain albert h markham (1 Ergebnisse)
Weitere BilderVerlag: Macmillan and Co., London, 1879
- Hardcover
- Erstausgabe
Anbieter: Rooke Books PBFA, Bath, Vereinigtes KönigreichRooke Books PBFA
Verkäufer/-in kontaktierenVerkäufer/-in mit 5 SternenVerbandsmitglied: PBFA
Zustand: Gebraucht - Gut
EUR 114,57
EUR 22,23 VersandVersand von Vereinigtes Königreich nach USAAnzahl: 1 verfügbar
In den WarenkorbCloth. Zustand: Very Good Indeed. First edition. A charming illustrated monograph of Polar voyages, including a narrative of Captain Phipp's expedition based on the logs of a midshipman. First edition.In a blind-stamped cloth rebind, with renewed endpapers.Illustrated with a frontispiece, full-page map and vignettes throughout.…Collated, complete.British explorer and Royal Navy officer Albert Hastings Markham compiled this series of naval narratives, recounting early polar voyages (from the 6th century to 1613) as well as Captain Phipp's 1773 voyage, told through the recovering of a midshipman's journal.Also containing accounts of the expeditions of Buchan, Franklin, Sir Edward Parry, and Sir George Nare. Rebound in later blind-stamped cloth. Externally, lovely, with minimal shelf wear. Bookplate of one Richard Campbell to the front paste down. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are marginally toned, but generally clean, with several institutional ink impressions to the first and last pages, including title. Very Good Indeed. Not Stated (illustrator). book.
